Building a system and need some imput on speakers


When in doubt go ask the experts...Im going to build a 2 channel system and im starting with a speaker purchase..My room is 19'-14' w/10' ceilings.After combing the different sites several speakers seem to be favs amoung users..Wilson shopia2..Dynaudio C4..Revel studio2..Focal diva utopia b,1037b..B&W 802D,803D.My buget is around 8-9K (buying used)..I listen to all formats jazz/pop/classical/rock..Want a system to sound natural like real music should.Sorry, dont know all the buzz words but I want it to present it self as musical as possible.If possible im looking for advise from users of these speakers only,their srong and weak points.Im mid west located and personal auditions are going to be tough and want to save money and time..thanks in advance
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Want a system to sound natural like real music should.Sorry, dont know all the buzz words but I want it to present it self as musical as possible

Everybody wants or already thinks they have this - yet none of the speakers you mention are quite there.

I listen to all formats jazz/pop/classical/rock..

For example the 802D and Dynaudio C4 are known better for Jazz/classical as both have a bass emphasis that people like (it can get overhanded on pop/rock). For examples the Sophias are revealing but a little laid back in the upper mids, which is good for pop/rock - especially on todays compressed pop. Revels tend to be the most "accurate" of the speakers you mention making it most suitable for all genres...
If you are buying used speakers at the 8 to 9 grand price point, it most likely will be the ELECTRONICS you choose to power the speakers with, (source, preamp and amp of course) that will determine whether the speakers are to your liking.

Buying new... as many posts are suggesting, is not a bad idea if you are going to keep the speakers for the next 10 years. But I don't like the idea of wasting a salespersons time if I know I am going to just go out and buy a similar product used.

I imagine that you would easily be able to find a New speaker you could live with for that kind of money. (Proac, Vandersteen, Spendor, Merlin...) However, if you are gonna be like many of us on this site, and enjoy the search for the holy grail, a great used speaker, purchased at a reasonable bargain price, will usually lose a very small margin of the value that you purchased it for, and often times, you will get a tad more for the product.
I couldn't agree more with Scpetscott's point about not wasting a salesperson's time if the plan all along is to buy something used.
..Yes ,im buying used for sure..been there/ done that on the walk out the door worth 1/2 of what I just paid....thanks for the imput but was really wanting comparisons about the speakers I listed so ill repost a simplier question..thanks again
I'm a very satisfied owner of Dynaudio C4's. My room is similar in size as your room (21' x 16' x 7'). C4's in your room will greatly benefit from room treatments.... failure to treat a room your size will result in the C4's overpowering the room and you will be dissappointed. I recommend GIK Acoustics room treatments... $600 to $900 spent on room treatments is one of the best investments you can make in optimizing your speakers. I also recommend the Plinius SA-102 amp with an Aesthetix Calypos preamp with NOS tubes (Telefunken 12AX7 smoothplates or Mullard CV4004's)

The Wilson Sophia's powered with tube gear would also be a fine choice and may be better suited for a room of your size.